In recent years, we have seen the emergence of a variety of new approaches in the social sector. New types of funders and philanthropists have increased the pressure for accountability and evidence-based social impact.

When it comes to purchasing in the high fashion marketplace, you have the power to make a difference. Increasingly, it’s up to us as consumers to put our money into companies that will create the shift in the market for our environment and long-term health. But what makes a garment “eco-friendly”? It means using fewer chemicals in the production of clothes. Eco-friendly companies usually care about other things, too: fair-trade labor (labor without sweatshops), sustainable goods (products made locally in order to use less fuel), animal cruelty (no leather or fur) and recycling (reusing materials or making new materials out of things like plastic bottles).

Being a fashionable and yet environmentally responsible woman can be more than challenging at times. This is especially so when dealing with quests for cute specialty clothing... like bikinis. Luckily for all of us, though, eco bikinis are getting easier to find each day and they're becoming hotter every season.

Dirty diapers, waste water, animal poo; they all have something in common. Taking care of them is an unglamorous work that someone has to do. Even though everybody is talking green and suddenly recycling is sexy, not many people want to deal with the dirty job. This hidden face of the 3 R's still have some surprises to show.